The Link Between Entrepreneurship and Mental Health Conditions
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Entrepreneurs are neurodivergent
Entrepreneurship has long been associated with traits like risk-taking, persistence, and creativity. Itās no surprise, then, many of the worldās most successful companies were brought to life by neurodivergent founders.
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Neurodivergence refers to natural differences in brain function among individuals with conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and bipolar disorder. As this 2019 study demonstrates, entrepreneurs appear to experience mental health and addiction issues more frequently than the general public, and tend to have families with these illnesses at a higher rate.
Nearly half of entrepreneurs included in the study have one or more mental health conditions. Below the are the numbers for four of the conditions studied.
The research also looked at anxiety, but found that levels were similar between entrepreneurs and the sample group.
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The Link
There are two competing ideas around the link between entrepreneurship and mental health conditions.
First, some posit that traits associated with mental health conditions (e.g. hyperfocus for ADHD, or attention to detail for Aspergerās) are assets in the startup world.
Secondly, it is also thought that because neurodivergent individuals have more trouble succeeding in conventional frameworks in academia and business, they are more likely to forge their own path by founding companies and pursuing self-employment.
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